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minus-squareLux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 年前Sadly, this is the only logical conclusion of things that are run for profit. Here’s hoping the federated model proves more resistant in the long run.
minus-squareProtegee9850@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 年前Doctorow has it right. Enshittification.
minus-squareShokwav@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前Doctorow’s great, first heard about him from the srsly wrong podcast
minus-squareamki@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前In the medium run federated instances will have to be financed somehow as well. We’ll see how that goes.
minus-square @tech.lgbtlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 年前@amki @Luxsidus volunteer donations are more than enough to pay for a fedi instance
minus-squareamki@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 年前Depends on how many volunteers you have who are actually willing to donate
minus-squareoutbound@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前Funding, even in a not-for-profit sense, will always be an issue. Wikipedia struggles, but kinda makes it work. We’re going to need something creative for the fediverse…
minus-squaresoiling@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前that doesn’t really hold because Wikipedia does not struggle with funding in the sense you’re thinking: https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/wikipedia-millions-bank-beg/ so, survival doesn’t necessarily have to be at stake
minus-square_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前I donate to them fairly regularly, Wikipedia is fucking great!
Sadly, this is the only logical conclusion of things that are run for profit. Here’s hoping the federated model proves more resistant in the long run.
Doctorow has it right. Enshittification.
Doctorow’s great, first heard about him from the srsly wrong podcast
In the medium run federated instances will have to be financed somehow as well. We’ll see how that goes.
@amki @Luxsidus
volunteer donations are more than enough to pay for a fedi instance
Depends on how many volunteers you have who are actually willing to donate
Funding, even in a not-for-profit sense, will always be an issue. Wikipedia struggles, but kinda makes it work. We’re going to need something creative for the fediverse…
that doesn’t really hold because Wikipedia does not struggle with funding in the sense you’re thinking: https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/wikipedia-millions-bank-beg/
so, survival doesn’t necessarily have to be at stake
I donate to them fairly regularly, Wikipedia is fucking great!